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Cruachan · Posted: Sat Oct 10, 2009 12:09 pm Post subject: Hang 'em high?

Alex Salmond interview with the Daily Telgraph.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/n...Scottish-rope-after-election.html

Mr Salmond said: “There’s a vast, overwhelming majority of people in Scotland, regardless of political preference, who rather like the idea of the Westminster parliament being hung by a Scottish rope.
“I don’t think a Tory majority is a shoo-in by any means. I think a hung parliament or a balanced parliament of some kind is still more than an arithmetic possibility. It’s a strong possibility".

Personally I don't disagree with his analysis, but I think I preferred the previous analogy of "dancing to a Scottish Jig".

Not sure if the Telegraph has much of a circulation north of the Border but given the SNP electoral strategy has to be focussed on the floating/undecided voters, more careful language might be wise.

People tend to prefer dancing over murder Smile

If the SNP achieve anywhere near the target of 20 Westminster seats next year, that would be a Big Moment, but would Cameron not be more likely to turn to the Ulster Unionsts in a hung-Parliament scenario before getting into bed with "narrow minded separatists"?

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Aventinian · Posted: Sun Oct 11, 2009 9:19 pm Post subject: Re: Hang 'em high?

"There’s a vast, overwhelming majority of people in Scotland, regardless of political preference, who rather like the idea of the Westminster parliament being hung by a Scottish rope. "

There's Big Eck deluding himself again about how much support his pet project of independence has.

"If the SNP achieve anywhere near the target of 20 Westminster seats next year, that would be a Big Moment, but would Cameron not be more likely to turn to the Ulster Unionsts in a hung-Parliament scenario before getting into bed with "narrow minded separatists"?"

In Northern Ireland, the "Ulster Conservatives and Unionists" are one electoral force for European and UK elections - or at least will be in the latter case in the next election. That said, the UUP's only current MP is practically Labourite in her sympathies.

Holebender · Posted: Sun Oct 11, 2009 9:24 pm Post subject:

Even staunch opponents of independence would probably be tickled by the thought of Scottish MPs calling the shots in Westminster. I'm pretty sure that's what Alex meant, rather than your interpretation that everybody's in favour of independence. After all, why bother with a referendum if the whole country's so obviously behind the idea of independence?
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Aventinian · Posted: Sun Oct 25, 2009 4:23 pm Post subject: